Civic Intelligence

Metropolitan Puppet Authority

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 95-4806175

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Oct 24, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.LAPUPPET.ORG
20170 Observation DriveTopanga, CA 90290

(310) 428-3464

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

41st percentile

0.0%

Higher net margin than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

46th percentile

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

91st percentile

80%

Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Flat

$1,500

Flat from 2018

Net Assets

$1,500

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin41st percentile

Revenue

Up

$4,500

Up $2,000 (+80%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$4,500

Up $2,000 (+80%) from 2018

Net Income

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth46th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5K$1.0K$500$0Assets 2018: $1,500Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $1,500Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $1,5002019Assets 2020: $1,122Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,1222020

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$1,500
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$1,500
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth91st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0-$2.0KRevenue 2018: $2,500Expenses 2018: $2,500Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $4,500Expenses 2019: $4,500Net Income 2019: $02019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $378Net Income 2020: -$3782020

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$4,500
Expenses$4,500
Net Income$0
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Oct 24, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$4,500
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Puppetry art and education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PRESENTATION OF JOAN OF ARC PUPPET FILM AT MUSEUM, CULTURAL CENTER AND UCLA TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE ART OF PUPPERTY AND HISTORY.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
STEVEN BARRPresident-$0--
BEATZ RITZVice Preside-$0--
KINDRED GOTTLIEBTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Metropolitan Puppet Authority
EIN
95-4806175
Phone
3104283464
Address
20170 OBSERVATION DRIVE, TOPANGA, CA 90290

Signing Officer

Name
Steven Barr
Title
President
Phone
3104283464
Signed
2020-10-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Samuel B Moses CPA
Address
100 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1800, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401-1149
Preparer
Samuel B Moses
Phone
3103959922
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses 4,500 total 4,500”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,500
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$1,500
Revenue
$4,500
Expenses
$4,500
Net income
$0
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1,122$0$1,122$0$378$378
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1,500$0$1,500$4,500$4,500$0
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,500$0$2,500$2,500$0